Something to be said for planning ahead

[doubt at inwave.com (Nate Mellom)]

Been there, done that.
Duh.
:)


Greg Pallett wrote:
> Ok, I'll bite.
> What's BTDT?
> I know most of the other intarweb acronyms, but not that one.
> 
> *sigh*
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> GP
> 
> 
> On 3/23/07, julie@menloparkrandd.com <julie@menloparkrandd.com> wrote:
>>
>> If we are laughing, then its because most of us have BTDT :)
>> This list is made up with some of the most competant and resourseful
>> people I have met yet. You are doing very well. Some thing to be proud of
>> actually. Look at those around you, would they even attempt to do what 
>> you
>> have done or dream of?
>> Welcome to the list :)
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Lexan Blanchard [mailto:lexan_122874@hotmail.com]
>> >Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 09:27 PM
>> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> >Subject: Something to be said for planning ahead
>> >
>> >So, I am sure many of you are mildly amused by my car-repair learning
>> >experience, so here's another chuckle for you.
>> >
>> >A few months ago, my Mitsubishi Montero Sport needed front shocks and I
>> >replaced them myself. No biggie. The hardest part was getting the bolts
>> >loose. I onlly had to remove the wheel, no brakes, no CV joints, JUST
>> >wheels.
>> >
>> >So, now forward to Gisele (yes, I named her and she is a girl). We are
>> >close to road time and I went ahead and ordered shocks. Nothing fancy,
>> just
>> >plain old Bilsteins (I am not SpeedRacer, just like to drive a little
>> fast
>> >in a straight line). I had this crazy notion that the procedure would be
>> >similar to the Montero, so I figured it couldn't be that hard and would
>> >maybe take me 2 hours for all 4 corners (since the Montero took about 30
>> >minutes per wheel).
>> >
>> >So, with nothing else to move forward with this evening (oil filter
>> wrench
>> >is too big, pin is still stuck in fuel distributor and NOT coming out,
>> >injectors have new seals and are re-installed), I decide to tackle the
>> >shocks, or at least get started. So, I remove wheel #1 (driver front).
>> >Open Bentley and begin to read about removing and supporting suspension
>> >stuff and making sure things are straight... HUH?!? I was WRONG about
>> ease.
>> > You really gotta take all that stuff apart just to replace the shocks?
>> >And the pictures really don't look exactly like what I bought; and
>> bending a
>> >wire for support? I don't have any wire hangers and don't really know 
>> how
>> >to fashion a suspension sling.
>> >
>> >So, I am thinking it may be time to crack a beer and see if installing a
>> new
>> >stereo may be more up my alley. Not sure about this either, as they
>> laughed
>> >at the store when I asked for the wiring harness for the Rocc. Guess I
>> will
>> >be soldering?
>> >
>> >Maybe I will watch a movie instead.
>> >
>> >Lexan
>> >
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